The Four Funerals in Beowulf and the Structure of the Poem
It is well known that the old English poem Beowulf begins and ends with funerals and includes the third as a digression part way through. Now, for the first time, a fourth funeral (hitherto disguised as poetic imagery) is identified from archaeological evidence. A detailed analysis of the four funerals establishes their thematic and structural importance, revealing them as pillars around which the poem is built. The poet is revealed as a literate antiquarian of considerable structural skill; one who explores feminist issues, plays with numbers and enjoys a pun; who establishes an ideal then probes its darker side. The author's unique knowledg…
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- ISBN: 978-0-7190-8121-7
- EAN: 9780719081217
- Produktnummer: 5055357
- Verlag: Manchester University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
- Seitenangabe: 274 S.
- Masse: H21.6 cm x B14.0 cm x D1.6 cm 370 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 370
Über den Autor
Gale R. Owen-Crocker is Professor of Anglo-Saxon Culture at the University of Manchester
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